Nathaniel Greenberg is an Associate Professor of Arabic in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at George Mason University. Focusing on the intersection of literature, media, and politics in the modern Middle East and North Africa, Greenberg is the author of several books including most r...
Dr. Bakhash specializes in the history of the modern Middle East with a special interest in the history of Iran. He received his B. A. and M. A. from Harvard University and his D. Phil from Oxford University. He worked for many years as a journalist in Iran, writing for Tehran-based Kayhan Newspapers...
Yasemin İpek is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Global Affairs Program. Her research is situated at the intersection of the anthropology of politics, activism, and inequality; critical studies of humanitarianism and refugees; decoloniality studies; and studies of Islam, sectarianism, and na...
Heba El-Shazli is Assistant Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on International Relations Theory, Politics, Government and Society of the Middle East, and Political Islam. She holds a Ph.D. in Government an...
Mark N. Katz, Professor of Government and Politics, began teaching at George Mason University in 1988. He writes mainly on Russian foreign and security policy--especially toward the Middle East.
Dr. Hamdani received her B.A. from Georgetown University and M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University in the field of Islamic history. Her book, Between Revolution and State: the Construction of Fatimid Legitimacy (I.B. Tauris 2006) examines the development of legal and historical literature by the I...
Spring 2017 HIST 535: Problems in Comparative World History (3 Credits) HIST 575: Approaches to Middle East and Islamic History (3 Credits) RELI 591: Special Topics in Religious Studies (3 Credits) HIST 610: The Study and Writing of History (3 Credits) ANTH 650: Methods in Anthropology (3 Credit...
This course explores various aspects of happiness in modern societies, with a primary focus on developments since the 18th century and issues around happiness in the world today. Major topics include the role of religion and regional traditions; the nature of the modern “happiness revolution” and its...
What Next? States, Conflicts, and Policy in the Middle East A One-Day Symposium Wednesday, 2 May, 12 pm - 5 pm Founders Hall 113, Mason Square Campus [Event streamed to Fairfax Campus Via JC 3rd Floor, Room G] GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Limited Space Register/RSVP here meis@gmu.ed...
